Difference between revisions of "Tyrant - tyrannous"
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The [[noun]] '''tyrant''' and its related [[adjective]] '''tyrannous''' look the same and share their origin and meaning - but they are pronounced differently. | The [[noun]] '''tyrant''' and its related [[adjective]] '''tyrannous''' look the same and share their origin and meaning - but they are pronounced differently. | ||
| − | *The [[noun]] 'a '''tyrant'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> has a | + | *The [[noun]] 'a '''tyrant'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> has a first vowel like that of 'tire', 'line' and 'sign': 'TIRE-ant',m {{IPA|ˈtaɪ rÉ™nt}}. |
*In the [[adjective]] '''tyrannous''', the first vowel is like that in 'sit', 'fit' and 'bit': 'TIRR-en-es', {{IPA|tɪr ən əs}}. | *In the [[adjective]] '''tyrannous''', the first vowel is like that in 'sit', 'fit' and 'bit': 'TIRR-en-es', {{IPA|tɪr ən əs}}. | ||
[[category:pronunciation]] | [[category:pronunciation]] | ||
Revision as of 21:09, 3 December 2009
The noun tyrant and its related adjective tyrannous look the same and share their origin and meaning - but they are pronounced differently.
